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It would be a lot cheaper to buy them at 10 cent a coin when the imminent crash happens...
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Mining is a synonym for finding, in this context. You have to expend effort to discover them though, so mining probably sounds more descriptive than finding.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostIs it not the case a finite amount of BC exist? And that they only need to be found?
Isn't the whole BC mining malarky just not an x-prize for the first commercial quantum computer? Will mining not become obsolete on that day?
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attach a dynamo to someone else's turbo trainer.Originally posted by mudskipper View PostOr attach a dynamo to your turbo trainer.
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50% off peak and massive problems in the markets with MtGox, not a great time to start... Still, at least you haven't been doing it for years and seen all the currency you thought you had disappearOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostMining BitCoins
However, cost of the energy outways the profit.
Solar panels, heavily subsidised in the name of Global Warming, mean free electricity.
So turn sunny days into cash.
What hardware did you get?
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostMining BitCoins
However, cost of the energy outways the profit.
Solar panels, heavily subsidised in the name of Global Warming, mean free electricity.
So turn sunny days into cash.
I reckon looking out of the window, you could start in, say, June?
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Is it not the case a finite amount of BC exist? And that they only need to be found?
Isn't the whole BC mining malarky just not an x-prize for the first commercial quantum computer? Will mining not become obsolete on that day?
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I'm in sunny South Africa and would like to turn a quick buck? Fine if you want to gimme £50K and I'll sell you the sunshine?
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DimPrawn's stupid idea of the month
Mining BitCoins
However, cost of the energy outways the profit.
Solar panels, heavily subsidised in the name of Global Warming, mean free electricity.
So turn sunny days into cash.Tags: None
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